Delmonico (Bordeaux Superior AOC) 2020 comte-tolosan with varietal and terroir characters

with varietal and terroir characters in full view

Beautifully soft tannins

de-stemmed and then pressed using a membrane press

while the Creek fruit infuses a generous earthiness with ripe plum and blackcurrants and the quotidian soft

Delmonico (Bordeaux Superior AOC) 2020 comte-tolosan with varietal and terroir characters65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot, from palus soils at Chteau Lescalle. The fruit is destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks. Extraction is via pump overs three times a day during ferment (typically 3 to 4 weeks), followed by 24 months maturation in 30 % new French oak barriques. Delmonico is named in honour of Delmonicos restaurant in New York, the first fine dining restaurant in the USA, originally